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Parameterization of surface heat fluxes above a forest with satellite thermal sensingThe authors discuss the feasibility of determining the surface flux of sensible heat from forests with surface temperatures measured by satellites together with temperature soundings in the unstable atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). The latent heat flux is derived from the sensible heat flux by means of the energy budget. The study makes use of data collected during HAPEX-MOBILHY (Hydrologic Atmospheric Pilot Experiment-Modelization du Bilan Hydrique). The methodology is based on turbulence similarity for the unstable ABL. The surface temperature data were derived from measurements by the advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) aboard the NOAA-9 satellite; the atmospheric profiles were obtained by radiosondes.
Document ID
19930063968
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Brutsaert, Wilfried
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Hsu, A. Y.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Schmugge, Thomas J.
(USDA, Hydrology Lab. Beltsville, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: IGARSS '92; Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Houston, TX, May 26-29, 1992. Vol. 2 (A93-47551 20-43)
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
93A47965
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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